LINGUIST List 17.297

Sat Jan 28 2006

Books: Language Description, Jahai: Burenhult

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Directory         1.    Julie Manley, A Grammar of Jahai: Burenhult
Message 1: A Grammar of Jahai: Burenhult
Date: 25-Jan-2006
From: Julie Manley <jmanleycoombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject: A Grammar of Jahai: Burenhult


Title: A Grammar of Jahai Series Title: Pacific Linguistics Published: 2005 Publisher: Pacific Linguistics
                http://pacling.anu.edu.au/

Author: Niclas Burenhult, Paperback: ISBN: 0858835541 Pages: xiv + 245 Price: AUS $ 59.00 Comment: In Australia A$64.90 (incl. GST)
Abstract:

This book is a linguistic study of Jahai, a language belonging to theNorthern Aslian subgroup of the Aslian branch of the Mon-Khmer languagefamily. The language is spoken by groups of foragers in the mountainrainforests of northern Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, itstotal number of speakers estimated at around 1,000. This study describesthe grammar of Jahai, including its phonology, processes of word formation,word classes, and syntax. It also includes a word-list. While primarilyaimed at linguistic description, the study makes use of suitabletheoretical models for the analysis of linguistic features. In particular,models of Prosodic and Template Morphology are employed to describe thelanguage's intricate processes of affixation. Typological comparisons aremade at times, especially with other Aslian languages.

The study is intended to expand our knowledge of the understudied Aslianlanguages. It is also intended to contribute to Mon-Khmer and SoutheastAsian language studies in general, and, hopefully, also to a widerlinguistic context. Furthermore, it may serve as a practical source oflinguistic information for researchers and others working among theNorthern Aslian speech communities.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Description
Subject Language(s): Jehai (jhi) Language Family(ies): Aslian
Written In: English (eng )

See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=18020


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